Washing paper



Julie 7, 1927. 1,631,757

0. B. PECK WASHING PAPER Filed March 26. 1926 Treated with vegetable o &}p parchment Patented June 7, 1927.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B. .PECK, OF SUFFERIN, NEW YORK.

WASHING PAPER.

Applicationfiled March 26, 1926. Serial No. 97,673.

So called soap sheets for washing have the paper. The paper can be coated b run- 40 i been made by coating tissue paper with soap ning it through a bath, or coated by a rush,

These, however, when wet, quickly roll up into wads and are ineffective. Other soft papers disintegrate when rubbed andleave unpleasant fuzz on the hands' Stifi' papers can not be used to rub the hands. It has also been proposed to use soap coated woven fabrics as a scrubbing medium,'but these are too expensive.

The main object is to provide a cheap and convenient soaped sheet satisfactory for scrubbing the hands and face.

Another object is to provide a useful advertising medium.

The drawing shows a perspective view 01' one form of sheetembodying my invention. The shape of the sheet, however, is immaterial. It should'be large enough, however, to

permit its use like a wash cloth. 4;" x 5" is a convenient size. I

I use a paper which is comparatively thin and quite flexible when wet and which is" tough and not subject to surface disintegration when rubbed vigorously. A paper Weighing about .01 lb. per sq. ft. is suitable if'made of the proper stock. I have found a paper made from rag stock is a suitable base although it may contain a small percentage of sulphate pulp. This paper. is treated in a bath of acid and then. washed. Sulphuric acid is preferred but nitric acid may be used with it or alone. This leaves the paper absorbent and very tough when wet. A suitable commercial paper is known sometimes as vegetable parchment.

The paper web or sheet is treated with the soa referably in a hot solution form, so as to tly coat both sides and impregnate or the soap may be applied by rolls or by spraying. I

Abrasive material such as pumice, talc, sand, etc. may be mixed with the soap or applied after the paper is coated and rolled in. Cleaning medium such as almond or corn mealmay also be mixed with the soap or applied afterwards.

Advertisements may be printed or em-.

bossed on or in the paper and the sheets may be given away by hotels or other concerns. The soap may be printed or a plied in colors and in different designs i desired.

Sheets prepared in this way are very effective and pleasant to use. They do not tear, wad up or rub off and in fact may be used more than once asthe soa-p dissolves out rather slowly.

I claim:

1. 'As an article of manufacture, a washing sheet comprising a thin vegetable parchment vehicle Weighin approximately one hundredth of a poun per square foot impregnated with soap.

2. A washing sheet comprising a thin vegetable parchment aper vehicle having the characteristic of exibility when wet and sufliciently tough and tenacious to prevent tearing or surface disintegration when used for scrubbing, said vehicle being impregnated with soap. v

3. A washing sheet com rising a thin pa- 7 per foundation compose principally of acid-free, parchmentized rag stock impregnated with soap.' 7

CHARLES PEGK. 

